Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.73
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7.73.1
प्रस्थाप्य तु स शत्रुघ्नं भ्रातृभ्यां सह राघवः ।
प्रमुमोद सुखी राज्यं धर्मेण परिपालयन् ॥ ७.७३.१ ॥
Having sent off Śatrughna together with the two brothers, Rāghava rejoiced, happily protecting the kingdom in accordance with dharma.
7.73.2
ततः कतिपयाहःसु वृद्धो जानपदो द्विजः ।
मृतं बालमुपादाय राजद्वारमुपागमत् ॥ ७.७३.२ ॥
Then, within a few days, an aged brahmin of the country came to the king's gate, carrying a dead child.
7.73.3
रुदन्बहुविधा वाचः स्नेहदुःखसमन्विताः ।
असकृत्पुत्र पुत्रेति वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ॥ ७.७३.३ ॥
Filled with love and sorrow, weeping in many ways, he said again and again, "Son! Son!"
7.73.4
किं नु मे दुष्कृतं कर्म पुरा देहान्तरे कृतम् ।
यदहं पुत्रमेकं त्वां पश्यामि निधनं गतम् ॥ ७.७३.४ ॥
What evil deed did I commit formerly, in another body, that I now see you, my only son, gone to death?
7.73.5
अप्राप्तयौवनं बालं पञ्चवर्षसहस्रकम् ।
अकाले कालमापन्नं मम दुःखाय पुत्रक ॥ ७.७३.५ ॥
O child who has not reached youth, you have met death at an untimely hour, for my sorrow, dear son.
7.73.6
अल्पैरहोभिर्निधनं गमिष्यामि न संशयः ।
अहं च जननी चैव तव शोकेन पुत्रक ॥ ७.७३.६ ॥
In a few days I too shall surely die, there is no doubt; and your mother too, dear son, through grief for you.
7.73.7
न स्मराम्यनृतं ह्युक्तं न च हिंसां स्मराम्यहम् ।
सर्वेषां प्राणिनां पापं कृतं नैव स्मराम्यहम् ॥ ७.७३.७ ॥
I do not recall ever speaking falsehood, nor do I recall any violence. I do not recall committing any sin against any living being.
7.73.8
केनाद्य दुष्कृतेनायं बाल एव ममात्मजः ।
अकृत्वा पितृकार्याणि गतो वैवस्वतक्षयम् ॥ ७.७३.८ ॥
By what evil deed has my young son today gone to the abode of Yama, without having performed the rites for the ancestors?
7.73.9
नेदृशं दृष्टपूर्वं मे श्रुतं वा घोरदर्शनम् ।
मृत्युरप्राप्तकालानां रामस्य विषये यथा ॥ ७.७३.९ ॥
Never before have I seen or heard of such a terrible sight as death striking those whose time has not come, in the realm of Rāma.
7.73.10
रामस्य दुष्कृतं किञ्चिन्महदस्ति न संशयः ।
यथा हि विषयस्थानां बालानां मृत्युरागतः ॥ ७.७३.१० ॥
There is surely some great wrong in Rāma, beyond doubt, since death has come upon the children dwelling in his realm.
7.73.11
नह्यन्यविषयस्थानां बालानां मृत्युतो भयम् ।
त्वं राजञ्जीवयस्वैनं बालं मृत्युवशं गतम् ॥ ७.७३.११ ॥
Children dwelling in another realm have no fear of death. O King, restore this child who has fallen under the power of death.
7.73.12
राजद्वारि मरिष्यामि पत्न्या सार्धमनाथवत् ।
ब्रह्महत्यां ततो राम समुपेत्य सुखी भव ॥ ७.७३.१२ ॥
I shall die at the king's gate, together with my wife, like one without protector. Then, O Rāma, having incurred the sin of killing a Brahmin, may you be happy.
7.73.13
भ्रातृभिः सहितो राजन्दीर्घमायुरवाप्स्यसि ।
उषिताः स्म सुखं राज्ये तवास्मिन्सुमहाबल ॥ ७.७३.१३ ॥
O king, together with your brothers you will attain a long life. O mighty one, we have dwelt happily in this your kingdom.
7.73.14
इदं तु पतितं तस्मात्तव राम वशे स्थिताः ।
कालस्य वशमापन्नाः स्वल्पं हि नहि नः सुखम् ॥ ७.७३.१४ ॥
But, O Rāma, this has fallen upon us because of you; we stand under the power of time. For us there is indeed very little happiness.
7.73.15
सम्प्रत्यनाथो विषय इक्ष्वाकूणां महात्मनाम् ।
रामं नाथमिहासाद्य बालान्तकरणं ध्रुवम् ॥ ७.७३.१५ ॥
Now this realm of the great-souled Ikṣvākus is without a protector; though here Rāma has been reached as our lord, yet surely it is causing the death of children.
7.73.16
राजदोषैर्विपद्यन्ते प्रजा ह्यविधिपालिताः ।
असद्वृत्ते तु नृपतावकाले म्रियते जनः ॥ ७.७३.१६ ॥
Subjects perish through the faults of the king, when they are not protected according to rule; when the king's conduct is wicked, people die before their time.
7.73.17
यद्वा पुरेष्वयुक्तानि जना जनपदेषु च ।
कुर्वते न च रक्षा ऽस्ति तदा कालकृतं भयम् ॥ ७.७३.१७ ॥
Or when people in the cities and in the countryside commit improper deeds, and there is no protection, then arises the fear caused by time.
7.73.18
सुव्यक्तं राजदोषो हि भविष्यति न संशयः ।
पुरे जनपदे चापि ततो बालवधो ह्ययम् ॥ ७.७३.१८ ॥
Clearly, this will be the fault of the king, there is no doubt; and therefore in the city and in the countryside this slaughter of children is taking place.
7.73.19
एवं बहुविधैर्वाक्यैरुपरुध्य मुहुर्मुहुः ।
राजानं दुःखसन्तप्तः सुतं तमुपगूहते ॥ ७.७३.१९ ॥
Thus, again and again, pressing the king with many kinds of words, tormented by sorrow, he embraces his son.